5884. En Rimmon
Berean Strong's Lexicon
En Rimmon: En Rimmon

Original Word: עֵין רִמּוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: En Rimmon
Pronunciation: ān rim-MOAN
Phonetic Spelling: (ane rim-mone')
Definition: En Rimmon
Meaning: En-Rimmon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: עַיִן (ayin), meaning "spring" or "fountain," and רִמּוֹן (rimmon), meaning "pomegranate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for En Rimmon in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.

Usage: En Rimmon means "spring of the pomegranate." It is used in the Bible as the name of a location, specifically a town or settlement.

Cultural and Historical Background: En Rimmon is a location mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments in the land of Israel. It is associated with the territory of Judah and Simeon. The name suggests a place that was likely known for its water source and possibly for the cultivation of pomegranates, a fruit that holds significant cultural and religious symbolism in ancient Israel, often representing abundance and blessing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ayin and rimmon
Definition
"spring of a pomegranate," a place in Judah
NASB Translation
En-rimmon (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֵין רִמּוֺן proper name, of a location in post-exile Judah Nehemiah 11:29 (A (εν)Πεμμιον), probably= III. עַיִן

2 q. v. and רִמּוֺן Zechariah 14:10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
En-rimmon

From ayin and rimmown; fountain of a pomegranate; En-Rimmon, a place in Palestine -- En-rimmon.

see HEBREW ayin

see HEBREW rimmown

Forms and Transliterations
רִמּ֛וֹן רמון rim·mō·wn rimMon rimmōwn
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 11:29
HEB: וּבְעֵ֥ין רִמּ֛וֹן וּבְצָרְעָ֖ה וּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃
NAS: and in En-rimmon, in Zorah
KJV: And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah,
INT: En-rimmon Zorah Jarmuth

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5884
1 Occurrence


rim·mō·wn — 1 Occ.
















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